Why Everyone is Playing Black Desert Online Again

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[@KanonXO]

Use code "kanon" when purchasing acoin/pearls or game packages to support me! GET YOUR FREE DREAM HORSE!!! Come join the fresh start non pay to win journey @ twitch.tv/kanonxo

[@WojDestroyer]

I don't get why Pearl Abyss won't do Black Desert Online 2 on UE5 - that would be epic :)

[@Anomalyy666]

Wait they giving away dream horses?! Ok I'm coming back.

[@PepperoniRonin.]

​@@WojDestroyer I don't think they would be willing to abandon their own engine

[@PepperoniRonin.]

​@@Anomalyy666just redownload the game just coz of that too 😂😂

[@WojDestroyer]

@@PepperoniRonin. which is a SHAME since BDO is based on UE3 and could really be NEXT GEN if done on UE5 :(

[@jean-sebastienpigeon3307]

Playing BDO for the past 5 years and I don't see myself stopping anytime soon. It's always a good time when I login. No forced daily chores and no progression reset like every other MMORPGs focused on raiding/dungeons.

[@MeowMixKix]

Didn't they move to a season format where you have to start a new character every season to get the benefits and content from that season? Having to start a new character to earn content rewards is resetting.

[@hawlerying6576]

But is it pay 2 win ?

[@DoIfine]

@@MeowMixKix Not really, season rewards are good to have for newer players but not necessary to progress it's a sandbox game after all you choose how you progress.

[@Darq_King]

@@MeowMixKix seasons are optional and if you do not play you do not lose anything, seasons for supporting new players and for players who wants to level up a new character and for boost them for getting exp, some good pen accessories etc. I do not play seasons lately because like i said is not forced to play or does not have very important items to get as long as you can have better items from base game.

[@wwjj64]

Isn’t BDO full time PVP?

[@DDMtrading]

Started again 2 weeks ago. Very glad to see so many streamers and youtubers trying it out. Would be great if lots of people follow and actually give it a shot! Great work!

[@DAZTi]

As for the solo grinding game most of time, CM's and GM's are pretty much active. Once we were grinding with guild on Gyffin and then suddenly a GM popped up saying "Hello". He told us if we answer a question correctly, we are going to get the GM's blessing. One of our members was a walking Wikipedia so we got the blessing. There wasn't any event or anything like that, It was just a GM walking and checking if everything is ok in their Game, the job for Guild Masters, unlike other isometric MMO you recently played...

[@Y4ngCP]

thats cool

[@thenoobgamer95]

Those guys are wesome : D

[@nonreality]

as a long term bdo player and content creator myself, im glad bdo is getting the players it deserves. it is such a good game that has been plagued with the stigma of how the old company used to run the game

[@__-fi6xg]

The problem is the gameplay loop buddy, its so monotone after a while. Would it be that hard to implement new gameplay stuff? Like how about horse races, snowboarding or stuff like...who can do a certain activity the longest in 2 minutes and giving the first 3 players money for it like in gta 5...quick fast fun, that is what is missing.

[@simonwarren8856]

There have been horse race in the game for years now. There is an unbelievable amount of thing to do in this game. If you think it's boring, you can only blame yourself for doing the same thing over and over.

[@doubled99218]

@@__-fi6xg for a sandbox MMO, they could use more Mini game type stuff that like ff14 has. As for the gameplay loop. i mean, imo there will always be a "loop" in any MMO type game you play. its whether you enjoy the game enough to endure said Loop. in this game there is so much to do that its kinda hard to say the loop is bad, since if you don't like what you're doing you can do something completely different and still Progress your account in a meaningful way.

[@juniisenpai3777]

@@__-fi6xg then youre looking for a different game, BDO has tons of things to do, you people looking for something that isnt there. As for MMO, BDO is still evolving "constantly" the Boss Rush is the example, they even got dungeons now which is out of nowhere and they got like 10+ lifeskills, and gazillion ways to earn gold/silver.

[@__-fi6xg]

@@juniisenpai3777 i am a simple man, i Play Casual and obviously everyone values His time differently. I get Most enjoyment Out of competitve fair Games that are Not based on Shooting Humans. BDO has its qualitys, i admire the good graphics, the Combat is fun for 30 minutes a week or so...i enjoy doing the weekly Bosses...thats kinda fun, but i am Not so much into it that i watch or follow BDO Videos all the time and imo, the Game does a terrible job of teaching you stuff ingame...without Tutorial Videos i honestly would have dropped the Game

[@ashtondillard6906]

So I started playing just about a week ago. I’ve known about the game for like 3-4 years and was taught to always stay away from it due to predatory micro transactions… this just shows that you can’t always listen to others say, as this last week of me playing has been some of the most fun I’ve had in a game in years… :D as a console player I really hope this game keeps growing.

[@nightmarehd8171]

Eso better

[@thunder2753]

@@nightmarehd8171 eso is trash. stop copy pasting that comment like a bot

[@saery4523]

Yes. Don’t listen to others, always try a game out yourself. I’m also a console player, hello fellow console player 👋 I’ve been playing bdo on and off since console release.

[@ashtondillard6906]

@@nightmarehd8171 ehhhhhh, I love the elder scrolls so I had high hopes going into ESO and it just didn’t carry over any of the stuff Bethesda games are known for like the cool world design and play however you want and build whatever character you want type role playing. It just felt like a knockoff WoW which I thought was a missed opportunity. I don’t hate it but after 30 hours I just couldn’t go anymore. I like BDO as it feels like Devil May Cry, WoW, Witcher 3, Warframe, and Diablo had a baby(the best parts from all those games) I’ve currently 40 hours in and I can already tell I’m in for the long hall haha

[@saery4523]

@@nightmarehd8171if eso had a better combat system then I’d definitely play

[@Okratron-rr8we]

BDO's p2w takes the form of an initial (undefined) dollar investment most people would want to make in order to do most things very comfortably. after that, you're basically paying to get punched in the face. even the value pack "subsription fee" is available to buy from the marketplace with in-game money and is easily affordable by new players. one thing that i dont think gets enough recognition about BDO is the sheer amount of things besides grinding you can do. i got burnt out on grinding and decided to give lifeskills a try and the amount of depth and engagement they have blew my mind. they added so much furniture that was previously only available for IRL money into the game and im spending all my game time just building furniture and having a blast just pimping out my crib for FREE. they're working very hard to mitigate their previous P2W stigma.

[@darthroxas8045]

Im loving it. Found a guild and been fishing daily with them, got the new Pegasus, and been doing the main questline. The combat is what hooked me in when i first tried it a couple of years ago. I main a Valkyrie. :)

[@doubled99218]

Valk is cracked af especially. hope you have a great time in BDO.

[@Topgun232]

I've been playing BDO since its release in the west in 2016. It's refreshing to see the game's reputation improving with the public and those who left a long time ago. The QOL and region updates have been incredible progress from the devs and lately they seem to be listening to us a lot more. Just wait until they release the Japanese-themed region where the kuno and ninja come from. There will be hordes coming to play.

[@rsick266]

I think an important detail to mention about the free T9 horse they are giving away is that it comes with ALL horse skills learned. So you do not have to worry about having to play the RNG/wallet part to get the best skills on it.

[@TheNygros]

T9 horse comes from daily log rewards right? Will I be able to get the horse if i start playing today?

[@Anomalyy666]

What's the best horse?

[@rsick266]

@@TheNygros You get it from the Challenges window by pressing Y key, where you pick up the items: Vipiko's Calling Horn and Vipiko's Rocking Horse. You combine those 2 items in your inventory and then you get to chose which Dream horse you want. Keep in mind the event ends on July 26th. (Also worth checking the official event page and pick up give away codes, you also get free shop Outfits and other goodies)

[@rsick266]

@@Anomalyy666 Some people will tell you Arduanatt (Pegasus) is the better one because it can glide/fly off cliffs so you can take shortcuts that way, but you can't get everywhere you go by gliding down of course. I prefer the Doom horse because i think it looks the coolest, it also the best on straight race. Dine (the unicorn) is the only horse that can be use din the desert (and runs on water if you upgrade to T10). I recommend watching a video and pick the one that you like most, that's the best one :P

[@Anomalyy666]

@@rsick266 I got arduan

[@Pwum]

As someone who has been playing BDO since it launched it has been a lot of fun seeing so many people giving the game another shot after years of QOL changes. I hope everyone sticks with it and I hope PA keeps up all the hard work, the last few years have made me really happy to be a long time player!

[@skelletorjo3227]

I always thought this game was VERY focused on PvP. Stopped playing around level 40, once i learned that you could be minding your own business grinding and another player or players could come in a blast you in the ass and take your spot. Is that still the case? Edit: Thanks, guys. I might give it a try then.

[@Karuzen]

@@skelletorjo3227 if you are in a good grind spot, yes, always the case lol lower level stuff should be a little safer tho

[@nimmer4749]

BDO will never truly see success until they completely overhaul the end-game gear system. Doesn't matter if new players catch up and their stuff still breaks when trying to upgrade it. It's a horrible system that is hard throttling the game.

[@EzioZ]

The new free dreams horse don't hurt either hahaha

[@NoobGamer-yc6so]

​@@skelletorjo3227in my server region if you not in arsha( idk what it English name) it rarely happen I play for half a year now it never happen to me

[@ihyversus]

i remember quitting over a year ago due to the game becoming stale alongside market inflation. Glad to see one of my most played games rise up from the ashes for another round. Great video Kanon, it's time to install again.

[@KanonXO]

Let’s go :)

[@nunyabz9494]

i mean market inflation when all the players only look to buy directly and not do the lifeskill

[@MonkeyCurler]

As someone who hasn't played in 4 years, I have been extremely happy with what PA has done. Monetization is INFINITELY better than it was and the stuff they give out is incredible.

[@tyranuel]

To clarify if someone does not know , the "regular" servers in BDO are not like the ones you have on WoW where you can not do all the stuff with people from other server , where in BDO you can do anything with anyone from any server ( if it is the same region , that is EU , NA etc. ) . Servers in BDO are more like a shard in WoW . The only exceptions to this are season servers , but as how Kanon said around 3:50 , season servers are special since in them only season characters ( you can choose that option when creating a character ) can join those , and the benefit of those are as he said , useful permanent rewards . But as soon as the season ends it will be converted to normal character who can join only regular servers .

[@nightmarehd8171]

Eso better

[@toastedchoom4347]

Honestly seeing the clips around of the GM's interacting with the community is what made me look up this video, and why im going to give it a go. It's honestly really nice to them popping up to interact with people and not just there to enforce the rules.

[@purpletroy6372]

I took a break from all MMOs for a few months, but Im back playing BDO. Im really enjoying it, had forgotten how fun it was to play! PA has done a great job keeping the game fresh so far. BDO and Warframe are the best MMOs !

[@crypterion_moon]

I could only imagine losing at Yar and just being teleported randomly to locations for a whole day by a GM/CM who's just out for a good chuckle. I'd be splitting my sides as my friends try to save me only to watch me disappear again. But I'm just a teeny tiny player, that's never going to happen. Love it, I'm happy you had good fun with them, I might join your twitch to watch the chaos someday

[@WSPBane]

That is pretty cool about the CM stopping my your stream and wagering then teleporting you around. That is great content and just good memories and times playing a game for you and people watching. For BDO I feel in someways it still has that early stigma of being not very casual friendly and PvP anywhere plus that P2W rep for a lot of casual people who dont really keep up on games. The truth is the game has changed so much and for the better in a lot of ways. The Season Servers are amazing and such a great way to introduce new/returning players to the game and get them started. No better time then now for people to check it out!

[@dehydratedwater8785]

it warms my heart to see the love bdo deserves, thanks to you man its unreal how much the game changed and it does deserve the "most improved mmo" reward, it's obvious

[@Dreklore]

Hey man, great video, was looking for a short review of the new BDO content. thank you for the info!!

[@MitchStewart08]

Thanks for the video, I was curious why all the streamers i liked were suddenly playing. You inspired me to get the game, thanks for all your great content!

[@BenLeeGaming]

Thank for the video kanon! :)

[@omarramirez8568]

BDO needs more coop content.

[@aviioz813]

5 years playing the game..and i still love it from the bottom of my heart

[@nightmarehd8171]

Eso better

[@lunanoct8901]

The more PVE they add the more I want to play it again.

[@Legnakilledme]

So hyped to see the positivity for BDO!!!

[@AlexMac_TV]

yep, PA really nailed it with the new Boss region and also the 2023 FESTA announcements. Its a really good time to return or start playing BDO.

[@AMCope37]

CM Corruption is such a bro. Actually all of them are cool as hell. One CM was in server chat telling dad jokes yesterday and it was amazing. Love the CMs and GMs in BDO.

[@KingJerbear]

Amazing game, I've been kinda burnt out on it lately because I went way too hard a few months ago... but I'm trying to find my way back to try out the new boss content. Got a really bad reputation from the original publisher Kakao, but after Pearl Abyss has taken back over they've done nothing but add good content, fix QOL stuff, and remove predatory monetization stuff. With the recent Festa announcements it looks like the game is only going to get better in the future. Great time for a new player to jump in or a returning player to give it another shot

[@barklabutson166]

Funny thing i just came back to play ,& just so funny about the CM nice one Bro....

[@AmITooAzn4U]

as a founder player that hasnt played in years, im glad its getting the love it deserves

[@harispatel7541]

What class are you using at 1:25? I’m planning to start playing the skills art on that character is sick

[@jadedrivers6794]

Black Desert has something for everyone. It's systems and mechanics are vast and run VERY deep, up to the point that it can be a little intimidating for new players. For me personally, training horses and racing them is the most fun. Just like in any game, do what you want to do, and play how you want to play. If you want to be a sailor and focus on trading, you can. If you want to set up and manage a worker empire, you can. If you want to mostly pvp, you can. There are very few things you can't do, and that's what makes BDO a great game.

[@mezmerya5130]

despite all glory and hard work done by bdo, lifeskills are effectively dead.

[@georgecurry1]

why?@@mezmerya5130

[@mezmerya5130]

@@georgecurry1 no consistent money in endgame. It's fun activity, or hobby inside the game.

[@CantuWielder]

Bdo was always a popular its just been more popular due to the events they have running and due to the quality of life updates they know how to keep players happy and they like money. They gave out a T9 thats a good reason to come back. BDO has improved over the years. Id say bdo is at its best now over the last 1-2 years

[@eugenstash]

As someone who thought they’d never come back to bdo…ya, I came back. It’s in a great state right now for anyone really: new, returning, vets.

[@coopinacoupetv]

It’s so fun rn I can’t lie

[@fredxu99]

I came back to the game just 2 days ago because of the dream horse, but man it's kind of crazy how many changes the game has undergone and I'm considering sticking around for a little bit. PEN Boss Gear without enhancing, just a lot of grind? Seasonal gear carrying over into boss gear which can go to softcap? Unified storage and fast travel from the Magnus quest (plus FREE PEN Boss armor?!)? Character linking/tagging so you can play 2 characters at the same time while progressing 1 gearset so you can spice it up with 2 classes instead of just 1? This is a lot of good stuff. Contrast this with other MMOs where it feels like the devs are fighting against their playerbase... I never thought that BDO would be the one to deserve praises for actually delivering on good promises. Granted, the game still has many downsides, but it's finally getting better.

[@Okratron-rr8we]

"Contrast this with other MMOs where it feels like the devs are fighting against their playerbase" i felt that. coming from Lost Ark to BDO was like my dad came home with the milk

[@KanonXO]

Crazy ain’t it? Woo

[@bl1tzcraft]

and yet the same boring ass core game remains untouched.. you grind mobs in a circle for years on end to get better gear to grind more mobs in a circle for years.. you have no hope in hell of pvping in this game unless you spend 5 years progressing or p2w hard.

[@Okratron-rr8we]

@@bl1tzcraft arena of solare was mentioned in this video. its gear capped for people who want to pvp and dont have good gear and its been well received.

[@defuze56]

@@bl1tzcraft thats every mmo.. but instead of circles you do the same raids once or twice week

[@RealTaIk]

damn sound really good, I guess I will return to bdo again :D

[@SlyI42]

What wallpaper is that on your monitor? Looks pretty cool.

[@captainmaza]

bdo is fun

[@everythingcrypto5577]

That is true, even my dead guild is coming alive again, we used to less than 10 people online and now, it's like ~25+ players online now.

[@aka-stavy3926]

Loved this game for so long, glad to see it still doing good. Think it might be time to hop back in

[@SirMitsuruji5]

Do i need to do anything specifically to get the rewards? Installing it again for the sake of it

[@TwizTeDxNinjAx]

Do you still have to autopath your character while wearing a backpack to increase your stats while you're afk from the game or did they take that out of the game?

[@Selodes]

I'm glad I saw the Video. I spent a few thousand hours on BDO but I have stopped playing about one and a half year ago, but I will definitely play it again now.

[@theKCMOPAR]

dude i literally just started playing and seen a green name, messaged them, Emora, boom CM. had no idea. very nice person.

[@kingmalkontent8471]

actually a great video, many thanks from a BDO community member

[@tunperak1256]

I came back to play bdo too. The game is more enjoyable now. The free gears and mount that I failed to get before from failed enhancing are given fo free now. I am happy with that.

[@ajthehandle9126]

I had stop at lv54 a while ago. So is it worth grinding again?

[@phantomvox951]

Im a returning player after 2 years. The game has change a lot for the better.

[@hehexd3692]

Came back to the game 2 months ago the polish is insane it’s also nice to finally have a Pegasus I only had a uni and doom from the 2.5 years I played in the past

[@user-vy9ne5uy5j]

Doom grind ?

[@rodney9114]

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a non season server say “crowded”.

[@Zukure]

This video makes me want to check out bdo great video kanon love the enthusiasm.

[@saery4523]

This is so funny bc there’s more ppl on my friends list playing bdo than usual

[@AcrossTheSea12]

I played maybe 20 hours of bdo around launch. If I returned with some low level character, would I be able to grab the new goodies?

[@dangtrungkien4999]

Requirements for bdo: - you don't have a job, bc bdo is your job now - you have a pc running 24/7, bc efficiency - you have to have a good mental health, bc upgrading gear is madness All those requirements can be bypassed by real money.

[@jettysama]

I just joined and played for the first time a few says ago. I must say, so far ive only played 2 days worth but I absolutely love it!

[@Javr175]

How is the pvp? Is there some way to play equalized pvp (I read smth about arena) ? Im interested in the pvp aspect mostly, but if I need to endlessly grind pve to become viable at pvp, its a huge turnoff

[@THE_JOKER_999_6]

What class do you have to be to get the costume in the middle

[@budzee313]

when I was intetested in bdo before I was kinda pulled away because I heard of the lack if dungeons and bosses, but now im intrigued

[@erfrizki]

O_o kanon actually covering BDO again? *sniff sniff* Why I have scent of 1HP is reviving again soon...

[@BladeNZ]

Welcome back!

[@scorptice7938]

Dropping Narc's Tear at 97 pity after days in Manshaums is what sold me to this game

[@amirhaynes6016]

As someone who had played for years, and then stopped for two and a half.. to find out my characters were all deleted really upset me. I have jumped back in and it seems fun..

[@CupOfWhiskey]

I think i have a lvl 60 or so warrior, thinking about coming back but should i just make a new seasonal character or continue playing on my old character? if i make a new one im just going to play warr again if that matters

[@Halejandrino]

If your items are decent with your current character you can just continue to grind. But I who was a returning character realized I never graduated my first seasonal character so I lost some of my items and had to make a new one. Lvling to 58 is fast though so it wasn’t a big deal.

[@omegalul8466]

this game is amazing, i'm a new player and all about the mechanics blows my mind. but the one thing i absolutely love about this game is life skilling. you would think it's gonna be boring but they somehow made it exciting. im so obsessed about horse breeding!

[@Akizurius]

BDO has been the game I'd go back to whenever I had nothing to do in other games I played. There is always something you can do casually to make some progress which is nice. All the new content is certainly worth checking out too.

[@Steven-ob4lp]

BDO always seems to give to their player base, they find ways to help the newcomers merge into the higher end of gameplay for the game. From giving ways to get boss gear. To holding events to help the progression of everything over all. There is no Pay to Win unless you're willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars. You're only paying for quality of life items, things that make what you're doing in the game a little less hectic. But in no way is there anything that you can buy to get an edge over players. It's definitely a great game.

[@forrrrestjohncave]

I'm not sure if anything has changed, but when I originally tried to get the items to eventually make a galleon they were in some underwater chest and the breath meter literally wasn't big enough to swim all the way down to the shipwreck unless you either crafted some breath potions that were really hard to make, or bought the fish suit from the in-game store that cost $30. While the game may not be PTW, they definitely (at least used to) use scummy design choices to influence your decision to buy things off the store.

[@Shammikaze]

0:58 - What is the skin on the right and how is it acquired?

[@dominiquesmith6745]

Ive owned the game on pc for a long time but never played more than an hour. Its so great im enjoying it!! Love all the free stuff especially that T9 horse and outfit boxes lol

[@jang23hide]

I use to play BDO a lot and put 500 hrs+ into the game, I just got back to it again. But im still having trouble in figuring out how to start the dungeons

[@mbinl5859]

"De-chinalization" happened in lost ark Korean server. Would not talk about this movement so if you are interested, do your own research. Plenty of players from lost ark came to BDO recently, thanks to that movement. As long as Mr Kim does not bring that monkey class to BDO, BDO will be the winner. lol

[@PJ-zy4wo]

Nothing really special except for the fact that BDO is just plain AWESOME 👌

[@deyona7859]

Hey, How do you even get access to those outfits you posted?

[@giftbox-e]

Honestly all games should have a PVE end game content, like a REAL randomly appearing dungeon or world boss around the world with AT LEAST 10 variety each. The appearance trigger is time based and or depending on how much monster has been killed on some area. Some group type of monster will do a massive attack by monster outside of the most populated cities Some group type of monsters will attack mid to low populated ctiies, Some group type of monsters will do a guerilla attack to a random solo OR group of players. We are in the era where all of these could be done easiily with AI, I really hope someday Black Desert caliber like games would make this happen, Couldn't even imagine how fun of it.

[@Los_Leto]

Yeah I like the idea of random enemies that are tough. That’s what I like about Skyrim, anything can happen sometimes making it feel more like an adventure. Instead of only areas with mobs patrolling. Random bandits dressed for the region or a random cool big boss monster designed for the habitat your in surprising you shadow-of-war style.

[@daethmer7834]

What class should I play? I tried Maegu as my first ever, she looks amazing, and combat on her seems fun, but it seems like all ido is nuke some wolfs or goblins over and over and over again for like 10h....? I'm so lost

[@zie_br]

very nice video, thx bro

[@phreshly4184]

Is it better to use the standalone client or is steam okay?

[@kylemenos]

Oldschool Runescape has devs and mods that do this also they are very good at keeping up with the community and have nutured a die-hard fanbase because of it and if they make a mistake they instantly get the benefit of the doubt because they have always been there for the players and the game.

[@decado7]

Came back recently and am really struggling with the graphics. They’re so bright/contrasty! No matter what I change it doesn’t seem to scale the glare from the sky back

[@Gorvak]

How do i get the tier 9 horse? I tried searching about it but there are such a cluster f of information and i didnt understand

[@mizrolist]

You get rewards for logging in, they can be claimed by pressing Y and opening the claiming window. You need 2 items, Vipiko's Horse and Vipiko's Horn, and combine them.

[@Psykroids]

Hows the mobile version though?

[@arzos2603]

the amount of pets i missed on prime loot by having to redeem a code fml

[@blackscreen-gv2qs]

Guys the magnus quest was only 3 quests for me it send me to a cat in valenceia and then the rest just talking to the black spirit and i got the skill and boss gear but it didn't unlock fast travel i play on console

[@doubled99218]

surprising the game is pretty good.. i remember 2017-2018 during those Kakao days *shivers* , Pearl abyss definitely has clawed the game back.

[@essensu4908]

I tried playing BDO a few years ago, didn't get far because I just couldn't really get into it. I think a big reason was because when I saw my friends play they were just auto farming giant mushrooms all day, which didn't look fun at all. Maybe I'll give it another go cause I definitely need a new game rn

[@Cwapcake]

Didn't you played on SEA server before? I've known you as a striker or have you moved to NA and start all over again to play there instead?

[@Turbo_Toad]

lmao i came back literally days after the dream horse thing damn

[@goldmember7852]

I remember a few gamemaster interactions in wow, most of them RP'ed and it was really cool!

[@BeekoBaggins]

I haven’t been playing this game for super long, maybe like 3 or 4 years, and I made the switch from ps4 to pc about a yeah ago, but I will say at least from what I’ve seen this games been making constant improvements

[@ThiagoGSilva]

How do I get the horse, costumes, etc? I've played in the past on Steam. I loved the gamplay but didn't liked PVE interactions, so I played just a few days. Have no idea on how to restart. Do I need to create a new character in a specific server?

[@Halejandrino]

Start a seasonal character. But make sure to play it til the end or “graduate” it has requirements. So your character and items can carry over to regular servers.

[@ThiagoGSilva]

@@Halejandrino thanks a lot!

[@pyrovictus9303]

Haven't played BDO in years... Might be time to get in on it again xD..

[@doodlecaptain]

BDO is a top tier MMO tbh they have made so many changes

[@abyssalmark]

Is this still new? Me and my gf just started yesterday and my gf brought the drakania outfit. So was this a waste?

[@86ghostmonster59]

I just started playing recently and i adore the game, my only issue is that I dont particularly enjoy knowing that PC gets updates way before the console version of the game, because I was waiting for the maegu awakening update to release, just to find out halfway through the day that its PC only

[@BeasleyLaflare]

Content creator here the game is thriving on console as well so if you have a console don’t feel the need to stray away. We are behind on updates but for anyone who has played lost ark think of it like Korea vs NA when it comes to releasing content it’s the exact same.

[@Veraliyum]

As someone who's played BDO since steam launch, the game has seen extremely big improvements across the board. The notion that it is pay-to-win is such an old stigma these days. Even if you wanted to P2W, you need to drop THOUSANDS, yes thousands, to get what an endgame player can achieve in 10+ hours of grinding. Ever since PA took back control of the game, and kicked aside Kakao, the game has just seriously gotten massively better over time. Free pets, free costumes, insane quality of life updates, insane new player progression systems, new classes and content are all beautiful and great. Game has come such a long way and I implore anyone that had the impression of "P2W korean mmo" to seriously give it a fair chance in 2023, as 90% of the problems of the past are gone. Yes the enhancement system is still rather hardcore, yes grinding is still the main loop, and yes PvP is still the true endgame - but these have all been made so much better, with so many additional options, it's hard to seriously complain about it these days. Even lifeskilling is now highly competitive with grinding money, so you never have to grind if you don't want to.

[@kieranscruggs6794]

anyone noticing how he got Shylily merch in background lol

[@idgafunk3611]

I've been itching to get back into MMOs for a while now. At the moment, I have 3 MMOs that I'm trying to choose from, BDO, New World, and Lost Ark, I've played BDO when it released but fell off a few month after playing since my main MMO back in the day was ESO, played in since day 1 and played it for almost 7 years. At the moment, I've been trying out Lost Ark, and I've been enjoying it. So 🤷‍♂️ I guess I'm trying to look for a new main MMO to call my home and a side MMO to play around with once in awhile.

[@Eas_the_Planeswalker]

Noticed 20k viewers on twitch. Wondered what's going on🙂

[@MechaShredZilla]

Arena PvP sounds like my kinda jam, wonder if the gear will be normalized for everyone.